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Ages of Woman, Ages of Man : sources in European social history, 1400-1750 /

The collection is organized around two main principles, stages of life and gender, and is divided into eight chapters: childhood, youth and sexuality, courtship and weddings, married life, economic life, networks and communities, and widowhood and old age. The sources address the numerous and varied...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Chojnacka, Monica, Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E., 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Geographic table of contents; Introduction; 1 CHILDHOOD; Birth and infancy; Education and training; Orphans; Inheritance; 2 YOUTH, SEXUALITY, AND THE SINGLE LIFE; Advanced education; Restrictions on single people; Sexuality; Images of youth; 3 COURTSHIP, LOVE, AND WEDDINGS; Choosing a spouse; Engagement negotiations; Marriage contracts and agreements; Love; Weddings; 4 MARRIED LIFE; Definitions of marital status; Love and companionship; Marriage as partnership; Conflict; 5 ECONOMIC LIFE.
  • Ownership and management of property and goodsSales and trade; Production; Medical care; Servants, soldiers, and slaves; 6 RELIGION; Defining and maintaining orthodoxy; Religious activities; Competing traditions; 7 NETWORKS; Family bonds; Friendship networks and neighborhoods; Professional networks; Religious communities; Conflict; 8 WIDOWHOOD AND OLD AGE; Carrying on the family business; Widows and widowers as financial administrators; Widowhood, age, and power; Hardship; List of contributors.